To break the news the number 41 of the Young Magazine of Kodansha through a wonderful color page:
Under Ninja: the manga
Kengo Hanazawa started the serialization of Under Ninja on 23 July 2018, in the 34th issue of Young Magazine. After the first three chapters it was announced that the story would be released bimonthly (every two issues), but so far the serialization has been patchy with a one to three week break between each chapter.Kodansha has collected its chapters in single tankōbon volumes, the first of which was published on February 6, 2019. As of September 6, 2021, six volumes were published.
This is the plot
Even at the day of today, the ninjas walk among us, hidden in plain sight, still awaiting their mission orders. However, for some, it takes a lot longer than others to get their orders! Meet Kuro Kumogakure, a NEET and a Ninja. After being out of work for a long time, he finally gets orders from the upper floors!
Under Ninja: the manga arrives in Italy thanks to J-POP
The publishing house J-POP had announced on June 14 the next publication of the Under Ninja manga:The new manga from the author of I am a Hero! Ninjas are the best killers in the world, they act in the dark, swift, invisible and lethal. After the Second World War they became more and more fragmented, dispersing throughout Japan. To date, 200,000 ninjas are hiding among ordinary people, watching society await orders from the top of their organizations. Kuro Kumogakure, descendant of the fallen Kumogakure clan, is a neet of the lowest category, unemployed and terribly bored. Waiting, for years now, for his first job as a ninja, he is suddenly called to work by his superiors: will he be able to distinguish himself and regain the lost honor, he who does not seem able to keep even a trivial job?
Other manga by Kengo Hanazawa have arrived in Italy, such as I Am a Hero and its spin-offs also published by J-POP together with the Ressentiment miniseries that you can find on Amazon!